Horizon scanning
How technology is accelerating changes in the way we work
Many organisations have turned to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic to aid social distancing. Could ongoing automation reinforce existing inequalities?
To produce timely and forward-thinking analysis, our advisers closely monitor the research landscape. This horizon scanning process produces a range of reports that help Parliament plan for the future.
Horizon scanning
Many organisations have turned to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic to aid social distancing. Could ongoing automation reinforce existing inequalities?
Horizon scanning
Educational inequalities emerge in early childhood and effects continue throughout a person’s life. How might school closures and disruption widen inequalities?
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Biodiversity is critical for maintaining current and future ecosystem service supply and continued loss increases risks of collapses in capacity as stresses such as climate change build.
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Flexible working could increase wellbeing and productivity, but benefits are not equally distributed throughout the population and could increase inequalities.
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GDP and income inequality both influence population health. How might the COVID-19 outbreak widen economic inequalities in the long-term?
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global emergency. The Government has set out a series of strategies to tackle it. What progress has been made?
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Transforming the food system, to achieve all the UN SDG long-term goals, is challenging and will require a comprehensive, longer term approach to outcomes.
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The reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks could encourage investments that address climate change targets, but a lack of standards raises reliability concerns.
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The effective ways of increasing agricultural productivity while minimising environmental impacts are debated, such as if biodiversity gains can be integrated into farming systems.
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The UK aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. While industry support for the target is growing, some argue the target must be brought forward to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
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The use of social media raises questions around security, state regulation, privacy, and online safety. How can states balance regulation and personal freedom?
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Upskilling and retraining adults is key to addressing future challenges and benefits productivity, health and wellbeing, social justice and communities.
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Artificial intelligence could change policing. But the efficacy of such technologies is not well established. What are the governance and privacy concerns?
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Achieving environmental targets will involve changes in consumption at every level down to households and individuals, requiring effective measures to change consumer habits.
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The global commons include the atmosphere, ice sheets, a stable climate, biodiversity and even space. What is their current state and how can they be protected?
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